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SPOT FORECAST FOR P BURN GRECO...DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
901 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WILL PRODUCE GENTLE TO
MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS ACROSS THE BURN
SITE TODAY. THESE WINDS ALSO WILL TAP A VERY DRY AIRMASS OVER THE
DEEP SOUTH THAT WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW
35% FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG AND DEEP SUBSIDENCE
INVERSION ALOFT WILL CAP MIXING HEIGHTS BELOW 3000 FEET...
RESULTING IN POOR TO FAIR DISPERSION CONDITIONS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....29.
LVORI...............0.

TIME (EST)         10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%)............PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV........
WEATHER TYPE.......
TEMP...............50  54  57  60  60  60  59  56  52  49  47  45
RH.................44  40  37  33  31  32  33  39  50  58  63  70
20 FT WIND DIR.....W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   SW
20 FT WIND SPD.....2   3   5   6   8   9   8   7   5   3   2   1
20 FT WIND GUST....5   5                               5


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
LVORI...............9.


.SATURDAY...

CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2700 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....23.
LVORI...............0.

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FORECASTER...BRAGAW
REQUESTED BY...JASON LONGFELLOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100219.PBURN.01/MLB